We are now taking submissions for TTQ4. The submission deadline will be August 1, 2009.
SEND US 4-5 POEMS WITH A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
SEND US 1-2 SHORT STORIES (500-2500 WORDS) WITH A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
SEND US PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTWORK AND PAINTINGS WITH A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
SEND US YOUR BOOK/MUSIC REVIEWS (200-1000 WORDS) WITH A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
SEND US YOUR INTERVIEWS WITH POETS/AUTHORS/MUSICIANS WITH A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
SEND US YOUR BOOKS AND CD’S AND WE WILL CONSIDER REVIEWING THEM.
send your submissions to thetorontoquarterly@hotmail.com
Please note that The Toronto Quarterly does not compensate contributors to the magazine monetarily or with free print copies of TTQ. But we do provide all contributors with a free pdf file which is downloadable through lulu.com and your name in lights.
Friday, 24 April 2009
Thursday, 23 April 2009
The NaPoMo Questionnaire: Desi Di Nardo
The Toronto Quarterly will be having an in depth interview with local Toronto poet, Desi Di Nardo, in the upcoming Spring issue. She recently released her first book of poetry, 'The Plural of Some Things' (Guernica Editions Inc.). She was also chosen poet of the day this week in theNational Post.
Gord Downie may not want to know what the poets are doing, but we do। April is
Gord Downie may not want to know what the poets are doing, but we do। April is
National Poetry Month -- NaPoMo -- and to celebrate The Afterword is introducing readers to poets from across the country। Check back here each day to discover a new poet, and (more importantly) be sure to buy their books.
Desi Di Nardo's work has been featured in numerous North American and international journals and anthologies, plus some unique places: printed on Starbucks coffee cups and featured as part of the Toronto Transit Commission's Poetry on the Way initiative। She published a collection titled The Plural of Some Things last year.
Can you remember the first poem you ever wrote? What was it about?
I always remember writing poetry, even from a very early age, but Rainbird in the Annex is the first poem I wrote when I began my writing about eight years ago। Fittingly, it deals with the influence and essentialness of place for a writer and the shaping of one’s voice or craft based on what that writer or artist defines as “home.” It was also one of my first published poems and was included in the Poetry on the Way series on the TTC.
Who's your favourite living poet -- Canadian or otherwise -- and why?
There are so many brilliant poets who are the backbone of what Modern Poetry in Canada is today but unfortunately those poets who I care to choose are no longer with us। As for a favourite living poet, I don’t have one, though there are a handful of poets whose style I appreciate. P. K. Page is one. Another is Pier Giorgio Di Cicco for his wry wit and magical way of personifying unlikely matter. And someone whose work I’ve only been recently acquainted with is Tim Lilburn whose poetical charm is heavily entrenched in landscape and the natural world.
Who's one poet you pretend to know but in reality have never, ever read?I don’t have to think too long on this one। Geoffrey Chaucer। To date, it baffles me to think I passed his course।
If you could get everyone in the world to read one poem, what would it be?Hands down – Al Purdy’s The Last Picture in the World। It is starkly still, sad, and impossibly beautiful. What's the poetry collection you'd take on a desert island?Probably any one of Pablo Neruda’s collections. I can’t think of anyone else’s voice I’d more want to share the island with.
Novels are always being adapted into movies। What are some poems that deserve the Hollywood treatment?
Novels are always being adapted into movies। What are some poems that deserve the Hollywood treatment?
I’d like to see The Prelude by William Wordsworth made into a flick and presented at Cannes with Malcolm McDowell, the main actor from Clockwork Orange, as the lead. Actually, I can’t believe it hasn’t been done already!
What's the most exciting thing happening in poetry these days?More and more poetry is reaching people who might otherwise not be readily exposed to it। Not only is the poetical word alive and well but there are more opportunities and venues for performances and readings, a larger number of poets mentoring students in schools, greater community involvement, and much more accessibility for those interested in getting published on the Net.
What poetry blog or website do you read every day without fail?
I have to confess I don’t। I’m afraid I’m not the most techno-savvy person when it comes to the Internet. So if it doesn’t concern retrieving emails or typing out my poems from longhand, I determinedly try to stay away.
What are you working on next?
I just released my new book of poetry this past December and am finally settling down to continue with a 2nd book of poetry. The timing couldn’t be better. April is not only National Poetry Month. It’s a time when the snow melts, the clouds part away, the birds beckon, and the slight colouring of growth appears once again. -->
Saturday, 18 April 2009
New Voice on the Scene by Patrick Connors
New Voice on the Scene By Patrick Connors The Toronto Quarterly is truly a testament of the electronic age। This new literary offering is available primarily at
www.lulu.com. You can either download a free pdf file from the site, or order it in print for 6 dollars plus shipping. I found the second issue in the Book City outlet located at 501 Bloor Street West in Toronto , where several copies are being marketed on a trial basis for the low, low price of only ten dollars.
Edited by Darryl Salach and Melanie Pierluigi, it includes short short stories (literary vignettes), artists, interviews, book and music reviews, and photography. However, the mainstay of the magazine is poetry.
There are no fledgling poets to be found. Most have been widely published in chapbooks, full collections, and respected magazines such as CV2, Shenandoah, and The Malahat Review. All have strong singular voices you are bound to remember.
Near the beginning is ‘Metamorphosis’, by Amy L. George. This is a coming-of-age piece about a woman who was not “girly” enough for her mother, complete with vivid images of clothing and seductive walks. Towards the very end is ‘The Artist Autumn’, by Lise Whidden. With a precise eye she draws the sketch of a single Mom and the men who do not stay, accentuated by heightened language and quality of thought.
Right around the middle is Rob Mclennan, full member of the League of Canadian Poets. ‘Leaving Alberta ’ is about the notion of how “you can’t go home again,” something I can relate to from my experiences living in different municipalities of the GTA. While his experience is far more wide-ranging than mine, I feel like he is speaking to me in a manner we can both understand. Directly adjacent to this is ‘Another (Short) History of I,’ which combines a line from Jean Paulhan with the depiction of a pub where the narrator represents one-third of the patrons in attendance, listening to Johnny Cash and The Tragically Hip on the jukebox. All this, and more, in only seventeen lines!
Another facet which makes TTQ so unique and yet so of this age is that the editors support a Facebook page. As of March 3, 2009, 1770 members belong to this group. Compare his to the American Poetry Review which, after 35 years, has a circulation of 14 000 (according to its own webpage). TTQ seems to be well on its way!
Submissions for issue three are being received via the e-mail address of thetorontoquarterly@hotmail.com. The deadline for consideration is April 1, 2009, and the guidelines can be found on the Facebook page.
How does a literary magazine survive supported by a non-formalized, imperfect medium like the internet, without widespread circulation, advertising, or page numbers?
In the immortal words of Muhammad Ali, reprinted next to this exciting new periodical's table of contents: “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
So, take a chance, and be a part of the beginning of what could be something special! Link to issue 1: http://www.lulu.com/content/3888882 Link to issue 2: http://www.lulu.com/content/5722843
www.lulu.com. You can either download a free pdf file from the site, or order it in print for 6 dollars plus shipping. I found the second issue in the Book City outlet located at 501 Bloor Street West in Toronto , where several copies are being marketed on a trial basis for the low, low price of only ten dollars.
Edited by Darryl Salach and Melanie Pierluigi, it includes short short stories (literary vignettes), artists, interviews, book and music reviews, and photography. However, the mainstay of the magazine is poetry.
There are no fledgling poets to be found. Most have been widely published in chapbooks, full collections, and respected magazines such as CV2, Shenandoah, and The Malahat Review. All have strong singular voices you are bound to remember.
Near the beginning is ‘Metamorphosis’, by Amy L. George. This is a coming-of-age piece about a woman who was not “girly” enough for her mother, complete with vivid images of clothing and seductive walks. Towards the very end is ‘The Artist Autumn’, by Lise Whidden. With a precise eye she draws the sketch of a single Mom and the men who do not stay, accentuated by heightened language and quality of thought.
Right around the middle is Rob Mclennan, full member of the League of Canadian Poets. ‘Leaving Alberta ’ is about the notion of how “you can’t go home again,” something I can relate to from my experiences living in different municipalities of the GTA. While his experience is far more wide-ranging than mine, I feel like he is speaking to me in a manner we can both understand. Directly adjacent to this is ‘Another (Short) History of I,’ which combines a line from Jean Paulhan with the depiction of a pub where the narrator represents one-third of the patrons in attendance, listening to Johnny Cash and The Tragically Hip on the jukebox. All this, and more, in only seventeen lines!
Another facet which makes TTQ so unique and yet so of this age is that the editors support a Facebook page. As of March 3, 2009, 1770 members belong to this group. Compare his to the American Poetry Review which, after 35 years, has a circulation of 14 000 (according to its own webpage). TTQ seems to be well on its way!
Submissions for issue three are being received via the e-mail address of thetorontoquarterly@hotmail.com. The deadline for consideration is April 1, 2009, and the guidelines can be found on the Facebook page.
How does a literary magazine survive supported by a non-formalized, imperfect medium like the internet, without widespread circulation, advertising, or page numbers?
In the immortal words of Muhammad Ali, reprinted next to this exciting new periodical's table of contents: “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
So, take a chance, and be a part of the beginning of what could be something special! Link to issue 1: http://www.lulu.com/content/3888882 Link to issue 2: http://www.lulu.com/content/5722843
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